The governors of Tokyo and Osaka have agreed to cooperate in the upcoming Lower House election.
Tokyo Governor and president of the newly-formed party Hope, Yuriko Koike, met Osaka Governor and Nippon Ishin Leader Ichiro Matsui in Osaka on Saturday.
They were joined by the governor of Aichi Prefecture, Hideaki Omura.
In a news conference, Koike said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policy is reaching a dead end, and that reform needs to be carried out on a regional basis.
Koike said their parties will each field candidates in separate constituencies to avoid competition. She said her party will not run candidates in single-seat constituencies in Osaka.
She said, in the election campaign, she wants to make speeches on the streets jointly with the 2 other governors.
Source: ANNnewsCH